IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V
FRIDAY, THE 07TH DAY OF DECEMBER 2018 / 16TH AGRAHAYANA, 1940
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CC 1851/2014 of JUDICIAL FIRST CLASS MAGISTRATE COURT-I, ALAPPUZHA
CRIME NO. 90/2014 OF MARARIKKULAM POLICE STATION, ALAPPUZHA
PETITIONERS/ACCUSED:
1 VINEETH,
AGED 28 YEARS,
S/O UDAYAN, PATTANIVELI VEEDU, S N PURAM P O,
CHARAMANGALAM, KANJIKKUZHI PANCHAYAT, ALAPPUZHA.
2 VILASINI,
AGED 59 YEARS,
W/O UDAYAN, PATTANIVELI VEEDU, S N PURAM P O,
CHARAMANGALAM, KANJIKKUZHI PANCHAYAT, ALAPPUZHA
BY ADV. SRI.S.R.SREEJITH
RESPONDENTS/DE FACTO COMPLAINANT AND STATE:
1 ATHIRA,
AGED 26 YEARS,
D/O VELAYUDHAN, ANJILIKKAATTU THARAYIL, THURAVOOR
PANCHAYAT, WARD NO.9, ALAPPUZHA-688532.
2 STATE OF KERALA,
THROUGH THE S.I. OF POLICE, MARARIKKULAM POLICE
STATION, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH
COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM-682 031.
R1 BY ADV. P VIJESH KUMAR
R2 BY SMT SHEEBA K, PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON
07.12.2018, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:
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ORDER
This petition is filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure (“the Code” for brevity).
2. The 1st respondent is the de facto complainant in C.C.
No.1851 of 2014 on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate-I,
Alappuzha. The petitioners herein are the husband and mother-in-
law of the 1st respondent and they are being proceeded against for
having committed offence punishable under Section 498A r/w.
Section 34 of the IPC.
3. The instant petition is filed with a prayer to quash the
proceedings on the ground of settlement of all disputes. The 1st
respondent has filed an affidavit stating that she does not wish to
continue with the prosecution proceedings against the petitioners.
4. The learned Public Prosecutor has obtained instructions.
He submitted that the statement of the 1st respondent has been
recorded and the State has no objection in terminating the
proceedings as it involves no public interest.
5. I have considered the submissions advanced.
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6. In Gian Singh v. State of Punjab [(2012) 10 SCC 303]
and in Narinder Singh v. State of Punjab [(2014) 6 SCC 466],
the Apex Court has laid down that in appropriate cases, the High
Court can take note of the amicable resolution of disputes between
the victim and the wrongdoer to put an end to the criminal
proceedings. Further in Jitendra Raghuvanshi Others v. Babita
Raghuvanshi Another [(2013) 4 SCC 58], it was observed that
it is the duty of the courts to encourage genuine settlements of
matrimonial disputes. If the parties ponder over their faults and
terminate their disputes amicably by mutual agreement instead of
fighting it out in a court of law, the courts should not hesitate to
exercise its powers under Section 482 of the Code. Permitting such
proceedings to continue would be nothing, but an abuse of process
of court. The interest of justice also require that the proceedings be
quashed. Having considered all the relevant circumstances, I am of
the considered view that this Court will be well justified in invoking
its extraordinary powers under Section 482 of the Code to quash the
proceedings.
In the result, this petition will stand allowed. Annexure-A1 final
report and all proceedings pursuant thereto against the petitioners
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now pending as C.C.No.1851 of 2014 on the file of the Judicial First
Class Magistrate-I, Alappuzha are quashed.
SD/-
RAJA VIJAYARAGHAVAN V.,
JUDGE
DSV/-
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APPENDIX
PETITIONER’S/S EXHIBITS:
ANNEXURE-A1 ACCUSED COPY OF THE FINAL REPORT IN CRIME
NO.90/2014/2014 MARARIKKULAM POLICE STATION.
ANNEXURE-A2 TRUE COPY OF JUDGMENT DATED 08.06.2015
PASSED BY THE FAMILY COURT, ALAPPUZHA IN
O.P.NO.448/2014
ANNEXURE-A3 AFFIDAVIT DATED 08.11.2018 SWORN TO BY THE
1ST RESPONDENT.
RESPONDENT’S/S EXHIBITS:
NIL
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